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2:21 PM,
Jul. 1, 2012

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AEP

10 a.m. Sunday

AEP Ohio has restored power to more than 185,000 of the 660,000 customers affected by the catastrophic storms that moved through the state Friday. Approximately 475,000 customers remain without power at 10 a.m. today. ...

At the height of the storm, thunder, lightning and high winds of more than 80 mile per hour, knocked down transmission structures, poles, power lines and trees across AEP Ohio's service territory. The central Ohio counties of Franklin, Delaware and Licking were the hardest hit, with approximately 345,000 customers affected.
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